Physio-chemical Parameters of Wastewater from Food Industries of Faisalabad
Muhammad Naveed
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Rafakat Sajjad
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Nida Talat *
Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Umay Habiba
Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Idrees
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Umer Mukhtar
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Waqar
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Afzaal Akram
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Food waste or food loss is food that is unnecessary or lost uneaten. The reasons of food waste or loss are various and take place at the stages of production, processing, transaction and utilization. The main objective of this study was to access the quality of groundwater in Faisalabad city. From different food industries of Faisalabad water samples were collected to estimate their physicochemical parameters. The physiochemical parameters such as (pH, Electrical conductivity, Total dissolved solids, Calcium, Bi-carbonates, Total Hardness and chloride) were analyzed and their values were compared with the standard values. In the majority of the industries waste, water was not up to the mark. pH, TSS, EC and Chlorides values were out of range in most of the samples. On the completion of data physiochemical parameters of groundwater, statistical analysis was applied. Descriptive statistics were carried out to evaluate the significant differences between means of samples.
Keywords: Food, industries, wastewater, parameters.